LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team made quick work of visiting Youngstown State on a sunny but chilly Friday morning at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
 
The Rebels, who were making their home debut this season, improved to 3-2 overall while the Penguins from the Horizon League fell to 2-4.
 
The hosts needed just 23 minutes to win all three doubles matches and forge a 1-0 lead. In singles, UNLV swept every court, including wins by its two ranked players – No. 81 Aiwen Zhu at the first spot and No. 118 Izumi Asano on court three.
 
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Freshman Alex Kalachova teamed with Samantha Li for a 6-2 doubles victory at the third position and then made her dual-match singles debut, downing Claudia Barboza on court six, 7-6, 6-1.
 
NET NOTES: UNLV earned its first shutout of the season … The Rebels improved to 4-0 all-time against YSU and have never lost a team point the Penguins … Zhu moved into a tie with Adrienn Hidvegi (2008-11) in eighth place on the school's career singles list with her 88th victory … Zhu also climbed the charts in doubles, tying Aleksandra Josifoska (2011-14) in ninth place with 76 all-time wins.
 
QUOTABLE: "We came out strong in doubles today and were able to successfully carry that momentum into singles, which was nice to see."
-UNLV Head Coach Kevin Cory
 
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will host a doubleheader Saturday. The Rebels will face UTEP starting at 10 a.m. and then Weber State at 2 p.m. Admission to all home matches is free of charge.
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 7, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 0
Feb. 8, 2019, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
 
 Singles competition 
1. #81 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Teufl, Tamara (YSU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) def. Khamassi, Lisa (YSU) 6-4, 6-0
3. #118 Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Moraleja, Cassandra (YSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Esteo, Elvira (YSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Connie Li (UNLV) def. Zagar, Lucia (YSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Barboza, Claudia (YSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
 
 Doubles competition 
1. En-Pei Huang/Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Teufl, Tamara/Khamassi, Lisa (YSU) 6-1
2. Connie Li/Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Esteo, Elvira/Zagar, Lucia (YSU) 6-2
3. Samantha Li/Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Barboza, Claudia/Moraleja, Cassandra (YSU) 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,2,4,1,6,5)